Opened in 1913, Michigan Central Station is one of the most majestic and historic buildings in Detroit, but after the last train rolled out in 1988, it was sadly left to rot for decades. The photos in this set were taken between 2008-2010 when the station was in its greatest state of despair--wide open with scrappers and vandals coming and going as they pleased. My goal was to document the entire building before talk of its demolition became a reality.
Amazingly, the Ford Motor Company purchased the building in 2018 and after 6 years of meticulous restoration, MCS is celebrating its grand reopening in the summer of 2024! My old photos are now the "before" photos of a story that has a new happy chapter!
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The front of the magnificent Michigan Central Station in the early morning light.  |
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| The station dressed up in Halloween gloom. |
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| Guardian of the main entrance. |
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| Broken glass in the great window above the waiting room. |
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| Looking up at the faux pillars outside the top two floors. |
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| Nothing says "welcome home" like barbed wire. |
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| MCS and the Roosevelt Warehouse on a cold winter day. |
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| Roosevelt Park, circa 2015. |
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